National Scholarships and Awards

Barry Goldwater Scholarship (DUE JAN 31): Up to 300 Scholarships for $7500 annually. Available for rising juniors and seniors. Students must be nominated internally by the University. Contact: Prof Benjamin (Prof. Anderson, chemistry)

STUDENT RESEARCH SUPPORT

UW-Whitewater Undergrad Research Program (Due around Dec 1, around April 29): Up to $500 for student research projects per semester. Projects are presented on Undergraduate Research Day on campus in April. Selected projects will be presented nationally at the National Council for Undergraduate Research.

Additional Opportunities

The Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program (NUPOC) offers a scholarship (up to $4300 monthly), a $15,000 sign-on bonus for select positions, and a guaranteed job with the U.S. Navy in nuclear propulsion after graduation to students who are within 30 months of graduation. There are no drills or uniforms before graduation. Available positions are nuclear power school instructor, nuclear reactor prototype instructor, surface nuclear propulsion officer, and submarine officer. Any students having taken two semesters of calculus and two semesters of calculus-based physics and who are U.S. citizens are eligible. Local contact: LT Andrew Dzyuba: (244)244-4912, Andrew.dzyuba@navy.mil.